Ignite! Getting Your Community Coalition Fired up for Change |
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Author:
| Butterfoss, Frances Dunn |
ISBN: | 978-1-4918-1011-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
Publisher: | AuthorHouse
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Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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Frances Dunn Butterfoss, Ph.D., captured the attention of academics and practitionerseverywhere with her landmark textbook, Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health, whichprovided a comprehensive approach to coalitions.Ignite! Getting Your Community Coalition Fired Up for Change is a more concise, user-friendly bookgeared for community practitioners, leaders, and activists who want to build and sustain innovativeorganizations and coalitions to improve the health and well-being...
More DescriptionFrances Dunn Butterfoss, Ph.D., captured the attention of academics and practitionerseverywhere with her landmark textbook, Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health, whichprovided a comprehensive approach to coalitions.Ignite! Getting Your Community Coalition Fired Up for Change is a more concise, user-friendly bookgeared for community practitioners, leaders, and activists who want to build and sustain innovativeorganizations and coalitions to improve the health and well-being of their communities.Learn why sustaining and building a coalition is very much like planning, building, fueling, andsustaining a campfi re, and get detailed guidance on how to:* determine if coalition building is the best way to achieve your goals;* pick the simplest structure to achieve your objective;* build and sustain innovative organizations and community coalitions with the powerto change policies, systems, and environments.The book's four parts--Before You Build It, Build It, Make It Work, and Sustain It--providepractical strategies to build coalitions, as well as troops, clubs, neighborhood associations, andother organizations.Whether you're a volunteer or professional, you'll get tools that make it easier to accomplishmeaningful and lasting change with Ignite!